Tridrepana mediata

Tridrepana mediata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Tridrepana
Species:	T. mediata
Binomial name
	Tridrepana mediata; (Warren, 1922)[1]
Synonyms
	Iridrepana mediata Warren, 1922;

Tridrepana mediata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1922.[2] It is found in New Guinea, extending to Goodenough Island and Sudest Island in the south-west.

The wingspan is about 29.4-33.4 mm for males and 34.2-42.2 mm for females. Adults are similar to Tridrepana albonotata, but can be distinguished by the dark brown colour of the male and the paler brown colour of the female.[3]

References

The Hooktips (Drepanidae, Drepaninae) of Papua Indonesia
Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
Watson, Allan (1957). "A revision of the genus Tridrepana Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 4 (9): 407–500 – via BioStor.

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[1] The Hooktips (Drepanidae, Drepaninae) of Papua Indonesia

[2] Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.

[3] Watson, Allan (1957). "A revision of the genus Tridrepana Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 4 (9): 407–500 – via BioStor.